The Board has granted service connection for left eye blindness and Parkinson's disease, among other conditions. The Veteran is not entitled to compensation ratings or SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran’s left eye blindness was incurred in service and his Parkinson's disease is at least as likely as not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma, sleep disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder), Alzheimer’s dementia, left eye blindness, chronic myositis para-lumbar spine muscles, Parkinson's disease, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, thoracolumbar spine disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19184794
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis and lumbosacral or cervical strain was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the other issues were remanded for further evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and bilateral knee disorders due to the need for additional VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, which is presumed to have been incurred in active service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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